Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected anxiety neurosis with headaches is being remanded due to uncertainty regarding the diagnosis and severity of his condition, as well as the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has determined that the appellant's headaches are currently manifested by migraine-type headaches under fairly good control with some breakthrough headache activity, and thus warrant a 30 percent evaluation. The claim for an increased rating is denied.

The veteran has been granted service connection for a chronic headache condition and gastrointestinal disability, but her claims for other conditions are denied.,Service connection is also granted for degenerative joint disease of the left knee.

The veteran's claims for service connection due to undiagnosed illness were denied. The RO found that the veteran did not have signs and symptoms of stress, memory loss, headaches, night sweats and sleeplessness, hypertension with dizziness, prepyloric and duodenal erosions, diverticulosis, hemorrhoids, nosebleeds, swollen glands, hair loss, or weight gain due to undiagnosed illness.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at a non-VA hospital due to lack of authorization and availability of VA facilities.

The Board denied a higher rating for the service-connected hearing loss and did not address or grant service connection for vision problems and an anxiety disorder secondary to encephalopathy.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches and fatigue, both claimed as due to an undiagnosed illness during the veteran's service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.

The Board found that [redacted] was not permanently incapable of self-support prior to reaching the age of 18, and therefore could not be recognized as the helpless child of the veteran.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder and migraine headaches. The appellant's claims were not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board found no evidence of current hemorrhoids, headaches, or sinusitis in service and denied the veteran's claims for these conditions. The claim for fatigue was not addressed due to lack of development under specific provisions.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for hemorrhoids, headaches, and a low back disability may not be reopened.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tension headaches, which began during his service in the Persian Gulf, are related to his active military service and granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran is granted service connection for fatigue, headaches, short-term memory loss, gastrointestinal problems, and multiple joint pain due to an undiagnosed illness during his period of active duty in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a chronic headache disorder was denied. The Board found that the veteran does not have hearing loss disability under VA standards, and thus cannot establish service connection.

The Board denied service connection for a chronic disability manifested by respiratory difficulty, headaches, fatigue, and joint pain due to an undiagnosed illness. The issue of residuals of malaria was also denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected anxiety and conversion reaction with headaches, low back pain, fatigue, and insomnia.

The veteran was granted service connection for residuals of a fungal infection to the nails of her hands and feet, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. She was also granted service connection for sinusitis/rhinitis, but her claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for headaches remains pending.,The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and sinusitis/rhinitis are both denied.

The Board has denied the claim for an effective date earlier than August 18, 1997 for service connection of residuals of injury to lumbar spine and post-traumatic headaches.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his concussion with residual headaches is denied as the evidence does not show that his headaches are of such severity to result in completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully and fairly consider the veteran's claims, including records from the Selective Service System, Coast Guard, VAMC Louisville, Kentucky, and any other relevant health care providers. The veteran will be provided an opportunity to submit such evidence or for the RO to obtain it on his behalf.